State Ex Rel. Van Winkle v. Boyer

It is very earnestly and persuasively urged by the able counsel for defendants and interveners that the nominees of the convention for President and Vice-President and for presidential electors are indispensable parties to the case. This presents a very interesting question. No authority directly supporting the argument of defendants and interveners is cited. The court is of the opinion .that while the candidates may be proper parties they are not indispensable parties. This is not an election contest. There are no rival candidates of the Progressive party involved. The sole question…